CC Outtakes: The Real Continental Or Where Is I95? Or The Most Un-Eugene Car Ever Competition

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: December 9th, 2010

cc outtakes the real continental or where is i95 or the most un eugene car ever

Since the 1946 Continental was missing its eponymous spare tire, I meant to add this shot as evidence that the Conti’s influence is not yet finished (will it ever?). This may be a familiar sight in some parts of the country, but finding this in Eugene?? Either someone took the wrong exit and kept going for a very long time, or someone inherited grandpa’s car and couldn’t resist shocking/amusing the drab Toyota-driving locals. This gets my nomination for the most un-Eugene car to date. Oh wait…I have another contender for that crown somewhere:

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MRF 95 T-Bird on Dec 10, 2010

A few years back when I was looking for another Ford to replace my 87 T-Bird I scanned the ads for Mark VII's LSC since they are basically a nice luxocoupe with the Mustang 5.0. I noticed how many had sim-con tops. I did not want to bother paying the body shop $ to have it removed or driving around looking like Paulie Walnuts in between the Early Bird special and the 55-up community.

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Zenith on Dec 10, 2010

Love the color scheme , the fake wires, and the Continental kit but would rather see the two-toning done with paint than with cloth or vinyl. I've had horrible luck with vinyl.

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